Guns of the Palmetto Plains
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Abstract
**Warning: Some readers may find certain scenes in this book disturbing.**
This novel follows the adventures of both Tree Hooker, a Confederate cattle wrangler, and his adversary, Union Major Dan Greenley, who is in Florida to help quell the Confederate rebels. Determined to help meet the needs to feed the rest of the South, Tree works with locals of East and Central Florida to round up a herd of cattle for the starving Confederates. Eventually he is captured by Greeley and brought to St. Augustine, before escaping to return to his duties. Some of the language and actions of the characters make this is a gritty book.
Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the St. Johns River, Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos), the Fatio boarding house (Ximenez-Fatio House), and the Matanzas Bay.
This novel follows the adventures of both Tree Hooker, a Confederate cattle wrangler, and his adversary, Union Major Dan Greenley, who is in Florida to help quell the Confederate rebels. Determined to help meet the needs to feed the rest of the South, Tree works with locals of East and Central Florida to round up a herd of cattle for the starving Confederates. Eventually he is captured by Greeley and brought to St. Augustine, before escaping to return to his duties. Some of the language and actions of the characters make this is a gritty book.
Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the St. Johns River, Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos), the Fatio boarding house (Ximenez-Fatio House), and the Matanzas Bay.
Identifier
PS3570 .O533 G86 1994
Access Rights
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Creator
Title
Guns of the Palmetto Plains
Contributor
June Cussen, cover artist
Publisher
Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press
Format
Paperback book
Language
English
Audience
Subject
Action and Adventure
Historical
Romance
Historical
Romance
Coverage
Statehood to 1887
Accrual Method
Purchased
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Bibliographic Citation
Tonyan, Rick. Guns of the Palmetto Plains. Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press, 1994.
Collection
Citation
Rick Tonyan, “Guns of the Palmetto Plains,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed June 22, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/92.